Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Memorial Day 2012

Wishing you a Happy Memorial Day weekend from all of us at Paper so Pretty!

Memorial Day started as a holiday to remember the fallen during the Civil War.

The day was first observed as Decoration Day, on May 30th 1868, when Americans would decorate the graves of Civil War veterans with flowers.

More recently, we observe this day on the last Monday in May. It is now a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, and it has also come to mark the unofficial start of summer.

Memorial Day is celebrated at Arlington National Cemetery each year with a ceremony in which a small American flag is placed on each grave. Traditionally, the President or Vice President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. About 5,000 people attend the ceremony annually.

On Memorial Day, the flag is to be lowered to the half-staff
position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day.


Friday, May 11, 2012

Mother's Day Brunch

Mother's Day is Sunday, and we are inspired by these delightful brunch ideas!

Wishing all the mothers a very Happy Mother's Day, and we hope you all enjoy the day off (with breakfast in bed, of course!)

Friday, May 4, 2012

Cinco de Mayo

Saturday is Cinco de Mayo! We hope you are all enjoying the day with chips, salsa, margaritas and friends!





Here is THE BEST (and easiest) salsa recipe for you to make this weekend. Trust us, it's good! We have ALL tried it at Paper so Pretty! Follow this recipe if you want to go easy on your taste buds, but you can always make it more CALIENTE by substituting HOT Rotel & more peppers!

Easy Blender Salsa (from Pinterest)
Ingredients:
1- 14 oz can diced tomatoes
1- 10 oz can orginal Rotel
1/2 small onion, roughly chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
1/2-1 jalapeno, seeded or not
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
small to medium size handful of cilantro, washed
juice of 1 lime
 
Directions:
Put all the ingredients in the base of a food processor or good blender and pulse to combine for 30 seconds or so until all the ingredients are finely chopped and salsa is desired consistency. Taste for seasoning and adjust to taste. Serve with chips or over tacos. ENJOY!